The Courier Salutes Logan County Veterans

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Nov 2, 2018 at 1:31 PMNov 2, 2018 at 1:31 PM

Gilbert Turner, Jr.

Gilbert was born April 15, 1927 in Atlanta, son of Gilbert and Laura Petty Turner. He completed basic training at Great Lakes, serving in the Navy from 1945 to 1946 during WWII. He served on the USS Hutchins DD 476 and in the Naval Reserves until Aug. 24, 1954. He was a 55 year member of American Legion Taylor-Echkardt Post 0913, in Armington. Gilbert married Orvetta Mae Horner, Dec. 15, 1951 in Atlanta. He died April 21, 2001 in Hopedale and is buried in Mountjoy Cemetery in rural Atlanta.

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